ACNS Pakistan Flood Appeal

From Worldwide Faith News <wfn@igc.org>
Date Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:08:50 -0700

Pakistan Flood Appeal


Posted On : September 21, 2011 10:40 AM | Posted By : Webmaster
ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/9/21/ACNS4941
Related Categories: Pakistan
The Diocese of Hyderabad has launched an appeal
for funds to help its local flood-stricken
community, and the ACT Alliance has issued an
appeal for Pakistan ? hit by severe flooding for
the second time in just two years.
Over 5.4 million people have been affected by the
floods that have hit Sindh province, southern
Punjab and north-eastern Balochistan. Already 248
people have died, and communities that had barely
recovered from the devastating floods of last
year have seen their homes and livelihoods destroyed a second time.
The Diocese of Hyderabad which has been badly
affected has launched an appeal to collect
4,378,000 Pak Rupees (£ 31,784.94 ? US$49,925.85)
to help 1000 families in Hyderabad, Thatta,
Badin, Tando Allayar, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas,
Khipro, Kunri, Nawabshah with food and health and hygiene kids.
And ACT Alliance, which brings together churches
and faith-based organisations involved in relief
work, has launched an appeal for  $1,723,229 to
provide shelter and household supplies to
families in the south of the province. More than
200,000 people are living in camps, there are
food shortages, and there has been an increase in
water-borne diseases, with a risk of epidemics.
The Bank account for the Diocese of Hyderabad appeal is:
Bank Name:       Muslim Commercial Bank
Branch code:      1223
Account Title:    Diocese of Hyderabad, Church of Pakistan
Account Number:            2808-3
Currency type:                 PKR
Swift code:                         MUCB PKKAA
Bank Address:                   MCB CANTONMENT BRANCH HYDERABAD.
Please let Aamir Augustin know of any transfers
you make. You can contact him at:  E-mail
dohcop@yahoo.com, aamiraugustin@hotmail.com & info@dohcop.org.
The Bank account for the ACT Alliance appeal is:
US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A, IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 296 0A
Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z, IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 295 0Z
Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together
UBS AG, 8, rue du Rhône, P.O. Box 2600, 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND
Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A
Please inform the Chief Finance Officer
Jean-Daniel Birmele (jbi@actalliance.org) and
Sudhanshu S. Singh (sss@actalliance.org) of all
pledges/contributions and transfers.